Category: Village Hall

VE Day 80 at Mountfield Village Hall

Plans for the VE Day 80^th anniversary event at Mountfield Village Hall on the afternoon

of Saturday 10^th May from 12.00 – 6.00pm continue to be made. The Hall Committee would like to put out a call for help with the following tasks:

• Help to set up the hall on Friday afternoon of 9^th and Saturday morning of 10^th May
• Volunteers to assist in the kitchen serving tea, coffee and cake during the afternoon
• Help to prepare ploughmans lunches (10am-12pm)
• Bake a cake for the refreshment stall
• Hold a donations collecting bucket at the entrances to the hall
• Donate a raffle prize
• Sell raffle tickets during the afternoon

If you can help on any of the above please let Neil Whines know on 07802 703708 or email: mountfieldvh@gmail.com

Cakes and raffle prizes can be left at the hall during the day on Friday or Saturday morning, thank you.

The event itself will include the prize winning re-enactment group ‘Barbed Wire and Bunting’ with a women’s land army display and WW2 military lorry, plus other vintage vehicles.

There will be an exhibition of Mountfield at War and a WW2 display of artefacts from Robertsbridge Aviation Museum.

There will be 1940’s music, and people will be invited to dress in period costume, with a prize for best dressed.

Ploughman’s lunches will be served (1-3pm) plus tea, coffee and cakes all afternoon along with the Mountfield Club bar.

Entry will be by donation, supporting village hall funds. The committee hope that this will be an opportunity for the village to get together in commemoration of this historic event and have some fun. See poster below.

The annual family friendly bonfire and fireworks event, organised by the Mountfield Village Hall Committee, takes place on Friday 1st November at the Bonfire Field, Solomon’s Lane, Mountfield TN32 5LY.
The gates open at 6.00pm and the bonfire will be lit at 6.30pm – the fireworks start at 7.00pm.
Entry is by donation, with any profits supporting the Mountfield Village Hall Children’s Christmas Party.
There will be a barbeque and soft drinks available.